‘Fantastic Beasts’, ‘La La Land’ Among Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominees
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards have been announced in 23 categories covering motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. Winners will be revealed February 19 at the awards ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. (DH)
Scripter Award Nominations Go To ‘Arrival,’ ‘Fences,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Lion’ And ‘Moonlight’
The TV shows Game of Thrones, The Man in the High Castle and The People v. O.J. Simpson are also nominated for award that goes to adapted screenplays and their source material. (WRAP)
Lionsgate To Distribute Participant Movie Slate Internationally
The partnership, unveiled by Participant’s David Linde and Lionsgate’s Patrick Wachsberger, will start at EFM in Berlin. (THR)
‘Beyond’ Renewed For Season 2
Showtime Gives Series Order To Drama ‘The Chi’
Showtime has given a series pickup to the Fox 21 drama The Chi, a coming-of-age story revolving around a group of people living on the South Side of Chicago. Jason Mitchell has joined the cast. (VAR)
Will Denzel Washington Become 2nd Actor To Direct Himself To Victory At SAG Awards?
Roberto Benigni did not receive a Golden Globe nomination for Life is Beautiful, but after claiming the SAG Award for Best Actor, he went on to win the Oscar. Both Benigni and Washington helmed their films. If Washington wins he will be only the second actor to direct himself to victory. (GD)
How Are Oscar Nominees Chosen?
Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24th, and we’ll be off to the races once more as our finalists will have been chosen. But how, exactly, do Oscar nominations work? Who decides who gets nominated? (COLL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘XX’
The horror anthology film XX will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and now you can watch the first trailer for it. Vignettes for the all-female effort are brought to you by Annie Clark (St. Vincent); Karyn Kusama, Roxanne Benjamin and Jovanka Vuckovic. (VUL)